Vexed with minority status and rancor, GOP lawmakers retire
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The House’s only black Republican has become the latest GOP lawmaker to say he won’t seek reelection next year, jolting the party’s efforts to appeal to minority voters and wounding its already uphill chances of regaining House control.Rep. Will Hurd, a moderate Texan who’s clashed with President Donald Trump over race and immigration, used an evening tweet to announce he would not seek re-election next year. That made him the ninth House Republican to say they will […]
